Rich Lowry: Russian Facebook ads the most overhyped story of the year
The Kremlin knows a bargain when it sees it.We are supposed to believe that it bought the American presidential election last year with $100,000 in Facebook ads and some other digital activity....
View ArticleLetter: We don't need GOP condolences. We need gun regulation.
The horrific massacre in Las Vegas is a direct result of those in Congress who oppose common-sense gun regulation. Some 11,000 of us are murdered annually by guns — more than 500,000 since 1968 — yet...
View ArticleRose still searching for starting five on eve of BYU’s Cougar Tipoff
Provo • BYU basketball coach Dave Rose rarely tips off his starting five before the season begins, and this year is no exception.After the Cougars wrapped up their final practice before Wednesday...
View ArticleGeorge Pyle: Extension of remarks, Gen. Petraeus, more classmates of mine ...
My most recent weekend column used a tale of good-natured jealously toward a fellow alum of my high school to get into a comparison between Operation Rio Grande and Operation Iraqi Freedom.Really. It...
View Article‘We’ve never heard him admit it’: Utah man pleads guilty to child abuse 29...
For 29 years, Vanessa Nieto’s family members believed they knew who was responsible for the toddler’s death.Louis Duran — who was dating the girl’s mother — was the only adult at home Oct. 3, 1988,...
View ArticleUtah’s Kylie Fitts not all the way back to full speed, but grateful to be on...
As frustrated as Utes defensive end Kylie Fitts gets about not being his usual self on the football field this season, he also knows he could easily find himself in much worse situations.In the Pac-12...
View ArticleLetter: Utah school evaluation criteria must be corrected
The Tribune is commended for its logical and reasonable editorial, “There‘s more to a grade than test mastery,” (Sept. 29).Nearly all school researchers (Ravitch, Rothstein, etc.) agree that a just and...
View ArticleKershaw, Dodgers beat Astros 3-1 in sizzling World Series opener
Los Angeles • No sweat, Clayton Kershaw.Changing jerseys to beat the 103-degree heat, the Dodgers ace with a checkered playoff history delivered a signature performance, pitching Los Angeles past the...
View ArticleA rattled West Valley City goes to the street to end domestic violence
West Valley City • A year ago, Kellie Anderson was blissfully unaware of the telltale signs of domestic violence. She didn’t see what was happening to her sister — the verbal abuse, the isolation — as...
View ArticleRather than loan $4M to a developer, SLC Council votes to buy North Temple...
Salt Lake City is about to be in the motel business — though its City Council expects a short stay.Rather than approve a $4 million loan requested by an affordable housing developer for the Overniter...
View ArticleJazz’s Dante Exum has successful shoulder surgery, still no timetable on...
Los Angeles • Hours before the tipoff of their game against the L.A. Clippers, the Utah Jazz got good news from across town.Point guard Dante Exum had successful surgery to stabilize the AC joint in...
View ArticleJazz get a reality check in L.A. with 102-84 loss to Clippers
Los Angeles • Since Saturday night, the hope had been allowed to soar.The Utah Jazz were coming off a win over a team with three All-Stars without one of their top scorers themselves. What couldn’t...
View ArticleLigety healthy and skiing fast with Olympics on the horizon
The last time Ted Ligety felt this confident, this healthy and this fast on his skis was ages ago.Oct. 25, 2015, in Soelden, Austria, to be more precise — the date of his last World Cup victory.Since...
View ArticleAt Dinosaur National Monument, two hiking trails far apart
Dinosaur National Monument, Colo. • We took a few minutes to sip coffee under the cottonwood trees along the Yampa River. We spent a few minutes more frying bacon and eggs and eating them for...
View ArticleSlim majority of Utah voters likes tough new DUI law, with very active...
When Utah lawmakers passed the nation’s toughest drunken driving law in March, the state drew plenty of criticism and became the butt of a joke.“Utah, come for vacation, leave on probation,” read the...
View ArticleGehrke: Utahns need to fight resistance — from the Legislature and the Mormon...
When you think of those few liberal bastions in Utah, Beaver County doesn’t usually make the list. Yet the southwestern Utah county commission was among the first in the state to call on the...
View ArticleUtahns are feeling more extreme summer heat due to climate change, study says
A majority of Americans — and Utahns — are facing more days of extreme heat each summer than they did a few decades ago, according to a study that highlights the health effects of that trend.The study...
View ArticleJeff Flake: Enough — it's time to stand up to Trump
As I contemplate the Trump presidency, I cannot help but think of Joseph Welch.On June 9, 1954, during the Army-McCarthy hearings, Welch, who was the chief counsel for the Army, famously asked the...
View ArticleEinstein scribbled his theory of happiness in place of a tip. It just sold...
He is known as one of the great minds in 20th-century science. But this week, Albert Einstein is making headlines for his advice on how to live a happy life, and a tip that paid off.In November 1922...
View ArticleNews roundup: Slight majority of voters say President Trump is ’reckless’
Slight majority of voters say President Trump is ‘reckless.’ Utah‘s Rep. Bishop proposes reform to Antiquities Act. National Park Service proposes new $70 entrance fee during peak season. Happy...
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